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Regional Advocacy Networks And The Protocol On The Rights Of Women In Africa, Melinda Adams, Alice J. Kang Jan 2007

Regional Advocacy Networks And The Protocol On The Rights Of Women In Africa, Melinda Adams, Alice J. Kang

Department of Political Science: Faculty Publications

While there has been a significant amount of research on transnational feminist activism at the global level, many feminist transnational advocacy networks are mobilizing within world regions. The lack of attention to the regional level has created a considerable imbalance in research on transnational activism. This article's first objective is to define regional advocacy networks (RANs) as a collection of individuals and organizations from the same world region working together toward a common goal. The article's second objective is to explore the conditions under which RANs are influential. We investigate conditions for RAN success through a case study of an …

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Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection Bibliography - Volume Ii: English And European Languages (2000), Shaista Wahab Nov 2006

Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection Bibliography - Volume Ii: English And European Languages (2000), Shaista Wahab

Digitized Afghanistan Materials in English from the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection

In December 1995, the first volume of this bibliography was published. Volume I included all the Pashto and Dari language titles that were in the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection at that time. Volume II includes English and European language materials. This volume contains titles that were added to the Collection prior to January 1998. The Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection is one of the largest collections of research materials on Afghanistan and serves scholars from around the world.

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The Narrative Of Lieutenant Colonel L.R. Stacy, C.B., Bengal Native Infantry, Whilst In The Brahooe Camp, Inducing The Submission Of Nasseer Khan, Only Son Of The Late Meer Meerab Khan, Khan Of Khelat; And In The Subsequent Operations Of General Nott's Army In Its March To And Its Return From Kabul. (1884) , Lewis Robert Stacy Nov 2006

The Narrative Of Lieutenant Colonel L.R. Stacy, C.B., Bengal Native Infantry, Whilst In The Brahooe Camp, Inducing The Submission Of Nasseer Khan, Only Son Of The Late Meer Meerab Khan, Khan Of Khelat; And In The Subsequent Operations Of General Nott's Army In Its March To And Its Return From Kabul. (1884) , Lewis Robert Stacy

Digitized Afghanistan Materials in English from the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection

19th century history of Afghanistan and the relationship between Afghanistan and Britain.

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History Of The Afghans (1858), Joseph Pierre Ferrier, William Jesse, Translator Oct 2006

History Of The Afghans (1858), Joseph Pierre Ferrier, William Jesse, Translator

Digitized Afghanistan Materials in English from the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection

Translation from the original unpublished French manuscript by Captain William Jesse. History of Afghanistan

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Char-Ee-Kar And Service There With The 4th Goorkha Regiment (1879), John Colpoys Haughton Oct 2006

Char-Ee-Kar And Service There With The 4th Goorkha Regiment (1879), John Colpoys Haughton

Digitized Afghanistan Materials in English from the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection

An episode of the First Anglo-Afghan War, 1841

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A Dictionary Of The Pathan Tribes On The North-West Frontier Of India (1899), India, Quarter Master General's Dept., Intelligence Branch , Oct 2006

A Dictionary Of The Pathan Tribes On The North-West Frontier Of India (1899), India, Quarter Master General's Dept., Intelligence Branch ,

Digitized Afghanistan Materials in English from the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection

The dictionary has been compiled with a view to providing an index to the numerous ramifications of the Pathan tribes of the North-West Frontier, in such a form that any obscure sub-division may be easily referred to its proper tribal position; but all detailed particulars of the history and genealogy of the tribes, such as may be found in larger works of references, have been excluded.

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History Of The War In Affghanistan, From Its Commencement To Its Close; Including A General Sketch Of The Policy, And The Various Circumstances Which Induced The British Government To Interfere In The Affairs Of Affghanistan. From The Journal And Letters Of An Officer High In Rank, And Who Has Served Many Years In The Indian Army. Edited By Charles Nash, Esq., With An Introductory Description Of The Country, And Its Political State Previous To The War (1843) , Charles Barnes Nash, Editor Oct 2006

History Of The War In Affghanistan, From Its Commencement To Its Close; Including A General Sketch Of The Policy, And The Various Circumstances Which Induced The British Government To Interfere In The Affairs Of Affghanistan. From The Journal And Letters Of An Officer High In Rank, And Who Has Served Many Years In The Indian Army. Edited By Charles Nash, Esq., With An Introductory Description Of The Country, And Its Political State Previous To The War (1843) , Charles Barnes Nash, Editor

Digitized Afghanistan Materials in English from the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection

History of the war in Affghanistan, from its commencement to its close; including a general sketch of the policy, and the various circumstances which induced the British government to interfere in the affairs of Affghanistan. From the journal and letters of an officer high in rank, and who has served many years in the Indian army. Edited by Charles Nash, esq., with an introductory description of the country, and its political state previous to the war.

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Afghan Poetry Of The Seventeenth Century: Being Selections From The Poems Of Khushhal Khan Khatak, With Translations And Grammatical Introductions; Edited And Compiled By C. E. Biddulph. (1890), Khwushhal Khan, C. E. Biddulph, Translator Oct 2006

Afghan Poetry Of The Seventeenth Century: Being Selections From The Poems Of Khushhal Khan Khatak, With Translations And Grammatical Introductions; Edited And Compiled By C. E. Biddulph. (1890), Khwushhal Khan, C. E. Biddulph, Translator

Digitized Afghanistan Materials in English from the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection

Selections from the poems of Khushhal Khan Khatak with translations and grammatical introductions; edited and compiled by C. E. Biddulph.

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Afghanistan: A Short Account Of Afghanistan, Its History, And Our Dealings With It. (1881)., Philip Francis Walker Oct 2006

Afghanistan: A Short Account Of Afghanistan, Its History, And Our Dealings With It. (1881)., Philip Francis Walker

Digitized Afghanistan Materials in English from the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection

19th century history of Afghanistan and its foreign relations with Great Britain.

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Book Review Of Archaeology As A Process: Processualism And Its Progeny By Michael J. O'Brien, R. Lee Lyman, And Michael Brian Schiffer, Dawn Bringelson Oct 2006

Book Review Of Archaeology As A Process: Processualism And Its Progeny By Michael J. O'Brien, R. Lee Lyman, And Michael Brian Schiffer, Dawn Bringelson

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

The field of archaeology incorporates a confusing assortment of ideas and approaches to the record. With studies ranging widely in ideology and goals, from strict descriptive materialism to sociological interpretation, language used to communicate key concepts (not to mention which concepts are key) also varies widely, resulting in low levels of mutual interest and intelligibility across the discipline. Archaeologists commonly ignore the majority of available literature as a result, further widening intellectual chasms.

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Book Review Of Stone By Stone: Exploring Ancient Sites On The Canadian Plains By Liz Bryan, David Meyer Oct 2006

Book Review Of Stone By Stone: Exploring Ancient Sites On The Canadian Plains By Liz Bryan, David Meyer

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

Liz Bryan begins her book with a description of the Canadian Plains:" . .. a voluptuous landscape of hills and valleys and plains, of lakes and tiny twinkling potholes, of flower-filled coulees and vast sand dunes." Her emphasis throughout on the landscape of southern Saskatchewan and Alberta is necessary since the ancient monuments she describes only truly resonate within this setting. Indeed, almost every page of this attractive book is adorned with at least two color images-of scenery, stone features, artifacts, and aboriginal events. She then proceeds to an eclectic overview of the archaeological record of the Plains of Saskatchewan …

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Book Review Of Archaeological Theory And The Politics Of Cultural Heritage By Laurajane Smith, George P. Nicholaus Oct 2006

Book Review Of Archaeological Theory And The Politics Of Cultural Heritage By Laurajane Smith, George P. Nicholaus

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

The passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) in 1991 significantly changed the way archaeology would be done in the United States. This act was presaged by growing complaints and resentment directed at the scientific community by Native Americans over the treatment of their ancestral remains. Many of the underlying issues came to a head with the discovery and subsequent court battles over the 9,200-year-old individual commonly known as Kennewick Man. This had a galvanizing effect on the discipline, not only perpetuating the sometimes adversarial relationship between archaeologists and Native Americans, but also creating a rift …

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Book Review Of Twilight Of The Mammoths: Ice Age Extinctions And The Rewilding Of America By Paul S. Martin, Michael Fosha Oct 2006

Book Review Of Twilight Of The Mammoths: Ice Age Extinctions And The Rewilding Of America By Paul S. Martin, Michael Fosha

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

Applying ecological studies to the adaptations of prehistoric human hunter-gatherer groups has greatly increased our abilities to interpret effects of an ever-changing environment and our access to critical resources on these populations. The Pleistocene/Holocene transition, its climate and human genesis in the new world, draws intensive interest from a number of scientific communities. In Twilight of the Mammoths, Paul Martin adds his views, which are of no surprise, on the megafaunal extirpations during a cultural period referred to in North America as Clovis.

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Book Review Of The Sauropods: Evolution And Paleobiology Edited By Kristina A. Curry Rogers And Jeffrey A. Wilson. Berkeley, Anthony Fiorillo Oct 2006

Book Review Of The Sauropods: Evolution And Paleobiology Edited By Kristina A. Curry Rogers And Jeffrey A. Wilson. Berkeley, Anthony Fiorillo

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

It is a truism that the study of dinosaurs is alive and well. In 2004 the second edition of The Dinosauria was published at 861 pages, an increase of almost 130 pages from the previous edition. The page increase is not overwhelming, but examination of the difference in density of the words on the pages of each edition shows the second to be much more robust. The joke among experts was to question whether the publisher would also be issuing magnifying glasses for readers. It seems that single volumes dedicated to dinosaurs are a thing of the past.

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Seed Bank Viability Of Inland Saline Wetland Sites In Agro-Ecosystems, Paul D. Nabity, Kyle D. Hoagland Oct 2006

Seed Bank Viability Of Inland Saline Wetland Sites In Agro-Ecosystems, Paul D. Nabity, Kyle D. Hoagland

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

Wetland restoration typically includes modifications to soils, flora, and hydrology. Will the return of wetland hydrology to former saline wetlands create conditions suitable for wetland taxa, especially saline wetland indicator species? To answer this question we evaluated the potential restoration efficacy of historical saline wetland soils by re-exposing them to wetland hydrological conditions simulated in a greenhouse. Agricultural lands contained no saline indicator plants and limited wetland species, likely due to significant and long-term land alteration. Restored wetlands showed only a few additional wetland taxa, and seeds of saline wetland plants emerged from soils of only one restored site. Because …

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River Size And Fish Assemblages In Southwestern South Dakota, Christopher Hoagstrom, Steven S. Wall, Jeremy P. Duehr, Charles R. Berry, Jr. Oct 2006

River Size And Fish Assemblages In Southwestern South Dakota, Christopher Hoagstrom, Steven S. Wall, Jeremy P. Duehr, Charles R. Berry, Jr.

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

We studied relations between river size, fish species diversity, and fish species composition along four major rivers in the Great Plains of southwestern South Dakota to assess patterns of species diversity and composition. We expected diversity to increase with river size and fish composition to change via species addition downstream. Previous surveys of 52 sampling stations provided fish assemblage data, and we used the Geographic Information System (GIS) to determine watershed area by station. Watershed area did not predict species richness or species diversity (Fisher's a), so species richness of 12 ± 3.5 SD species and Fisher's a of 2.3 …

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Fire History At The Southwestern Great Plains Margin, Capulin Volcano National Monument, Richard P. Guyette, Michael C. Stambaugh, Rose-Marie Muzika, Erin R. Mcmurry Oct 2006

Fire History At The Southwestern Great Plains Margin, Capulin Volcano National Monument, Richard P. Guyette, Michael C. Stambaugh, Rose-Marie Muzika, Erin R. Mcmurry

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

This study documents historic fire events at Capulin Volcano National Monument over the last four centuries using dendrochronologically dated fire scars at two sites: the lower volcano lava flows (the Boca) and the adjacent canyon slopes (Morrow Ranch). The mean fire interval (MFI) was 12 years at the Boca site (before 1890) and 5.4 years (1600-1750) and 19.1 years (1751-1890) at the Morrow Ranch site. Data from the Boca and Morrow Ranch sites combined with the extremely pyrogenic landscape position of the volcano slopes indicate that the volcano slopes likely burned more frequently (e.g., MFI <5 yr). Around 1750, the fire regime appeared to transition to longer fire intervals, greater temporal synchrony among fire-scarred trees, and a higher proportion of trees scarred in fire years. Temporal variability in the fire regime at Capulin Volcano may reflect changes in human populations, climate, and land use.

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Great Plains Research, Volume 16, Number 2: Editorial Matter Oct 2006

Great Plains Research, Volume 16, Number 2: Editorial Matter

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

No abstract provided.

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Review Of Women And Sustainable Agriculture: Interviews With 14 Agents Of Change By Anna Anderson, Sarah Fogleman Oct 2006

Review Of Women And Sustainable Agriculture: Interviews With 14 Agents Of Change By Anna Anderson, Sarah Fogleman

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

It is important to say early and often that Women and Sustainable Agriculture is a compilation of interviews and oral histories written by and for people involved in sustainable agriculture. Anderson offers an engaging, well-written preface, but the book as a whole could perhaps be classified as more testimony than research, straying into political and social agendas that will hold great appeal for some readers and be deemed biased and controversial by others.

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Book Review Of Determining The Economic Value Of Water: Concepts And Methods By Robert A. Youngbook Review Of Determining The Economic Value Of Water: Concepts And Methods By Robert A. Young, David W. Yoskowitz Oct 2006

Book Review Of Determining The Economic Value Of Water: Concepts And Methods By Robert A. Youngbook Review Of Determining The Economic Value Of Water: Concepts And Methods By Robert A. Young, David W. Yoskowitz

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

Water has been and will continue to be a contentious issue for policy makers, landowners, municipalities, environmentalists, and citizens who feels they have an undeniable right to clean water delivered to their homes (at least in the United States). With so many groups coming into conflict over what, at least in the West and the Great Plains, continues to be a diminishing resource per capita, an understanding of the economic value of this resource is critical. It is important to note, as Robert Young does throughout his book, that the true economic value of water goes beyond what we pay …

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Book Review Of The Limits Of Participation: Members And Leaders In Canada's Reform Party By Faron Ellis, David J. Hall Oct 2006

Book Review Of The Limits Of Participation: Members And Leaders In Canada's Reform Party By Faron Ellis, David J. Hall

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

The Reform Party began as a populist party of regional protest in western Canada in 1987. Its policies were mostly on the right of the political spectrum, and from the early 1990s it developed ambitions to become a national party. In 2000 it amalgamated with some Progressive Conservatives (PC) to form the Canadian Alliance (CA), and in 2003 the CA and a rump of the PC Party united to form the Conservative Party of Canada; in January 2006 the Conservatives won a minority government. Although Faron Ellis's book was completed too early to include much about the denouement of this …

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Review Of The Elemental Prairie: Sixty Tallgrass Plants (Watercolors And Introduction) By George Olson, Misty Hays Oct 2006

Review Of The Elemental Prairie: Sixty Tallgrass Plants (Watercolors And Introduction) By George Olson, Misty Hays

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

The Elemental Prairie provides a general discussion of the Great Plains and the tallgrass prairie for the general reader. Its botanically accurate plant drawings render a beautiful and artistic view into prairie plants.

George Olson writes a compelling introduction about "Prairie Elements," painting a graphic verbal description about his trip into the prairie with noted prairie author John Madson. The introduction draws readers into the book and prepares them for John Madson's essay "The Running Country," an eloquent portrayal of the history of the tallgrass prairie. We are led into the hearts and minds of the pioneers who crossed the …

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Book Review Of Discovering North American Rock Art Edited By Lawrence L. Loendorf, Christopher Chippindale, And David S. Whitley, Linea Sundstrom Oct 2006

Book Review Of Discovering North American Rock Art Edited By Lawrence L. Loendorf, Christopher Chippindale, And David S. Whitley, Linea Sundstrom

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

If readers of Great Plains Research are seeking a window on rock art research in North America, this book provides a few clear panes, a few that are hazy, and a few muddy ones. Like many edited volumes, the weaker contributions and lack of a consistent style limit the book's usefulness. Some authors target a general readership; others clearly are addressing colleagues.

The book has two stated themes: the history of rock art research in North America and recent approaches to rock art analysis. Articles by Julie Francis and (jointly) David Whitley and Jean Clottes explore why rock art research …

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Book Review Of A Dazzle Of Dragonflies By Forrest L. Mitchell And James L. Lasswell, Rob Cannings Oct 2006

Book Review Of A Dazzle Of Dragonflies By Forrest L. Mitchell And James L. Lasswell, Rob Cannings

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

Dragonflies are beautiful animals, important predators in and around aquatic environments, and often good indicators of ecosystem health. Stimulated by digital photography, close-focusing binoculars, and many new regional field guides, the study of dragonflies has exploded in the last ten years. Most importantly, the Internet has connected beginners with experts; observers from everywhere now share their experiences. Here is a book that puts it all on paper.

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Book Review Of In The Company Of Crows And Ravens By John M. Marzluff And Tony Angell, Paul A. Johnsgard Oct 2006

Book Review Of In The Company Of Crows And Ravens By John M. Marzluff And Tony Angell, Paul A. Johnsgard

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

This is an aptly titled book that deals in a fascinating manner with the biological and cultural intersections that have occurred between humans and the crow-like birds (Corvus spp.) throughout history. Today, even city dwellers are likely to have had some contacts with crows, as these crafty birds have increasingly been able to adapt to the complex world of city life in recent decades. As a youngster I knew crows only as highly elusive countryside birds, and I was constantly frustrated in my attempts to stalk them with my .22 rifle and collect a 25-cent bounty. Later, while doing …

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Are Anti-Spit Tobacco Campaigns Striking Out? A Survey Of Iowa And Nebraska College Baseball Players, David C. Ogden, Teresa A. Lamsam, Hugh J. Reilly, Michael L. Hilt Oct 2006

Are Anti-Spit Tobacco Campaigns Striking Out? A Survey Of Iowa And Nebraska College Baseball Players, David C. Ogden, Teresa A. Lamsam, Hugh J. Reilly, Michael L. Hilt

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

Anti-spit tobacco information is replete with fear appeals, including firsthand accounts of death and debilitation, to make users aware of the health risks and dangers. Those dangers, however, are well known by baseball players whose association with spit tobacco is historic. A survey of 217 Iowa and Nebraska college players showed that despite their awareness of spit tobacco's dangers, the players use spit tobacco to relax and focus on the field. This study supports other research showing that fear appeals may not be the most appropriate approach for anti-tobacco advertising campaigns. The study suggests that campaigns should promote relaxation and …

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Book Review Of Improved Earth: Prairie Space As Modern Artefact, 1869-1944 By Rod Bantjes, Arn Keeling Oct 2006

Book Review Of Improved Earth: Prairie Space As Modern Artefact, 1869-1944 By Rod Bantjes, Arn Keeling

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

In this short but suggestive study, sociologist Rod Bantjes examines how contending visions of modernity shaped the social and physical landscapes of the Canadian prairies. "[B]oth statesmen and prairie farmers were infused with the modernist spirit of innovation, the will creatively (and destructively) to transform their worlds," Bantjes argues. His provocative view of farmers as agents of modernity reflects recent scholarship that seeks to explore "multiple modernities," or the notion that ideas and practices of modernism must be regarded not as monolithic but rather as contested and multivocal, and must be examined in their historical and geographical contexts.

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Review Of Good Growing: Why Organic Farming Works By Leslie A. Duram, Edward (Ted) Carey Oct 2006

Review Of Good Growing: Why Organic Farming Works By Leslie A. Duram, Edward (Ted) Carey

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

As an extension vegetable specialist with a strong interest in organic farming and in assisting farmers to make a living, I relished this book. Leslie Duram is a geographer at Southern Illinois University Carbondale who has her roots in Kansas and is motivated by a love for Plains agriculture. The book, which she describes as a piece of advocacy scholarship, is at once scholarly, informative, and entertaining. In six well-organized chapters Duram provides an overview of organic farming within the context of overall U.S. agriculture and society (with our growing demand for organic food), reviews research describing organic farms and …

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Arsenic In Groundwater And Rural Public Water Supplies In Nebraska, U.S.A., David C. Gosselin, Lynne Klawer, R. Matthew Joeckel, F. Edwin Harvey, Angela R. Reade, Kevin Mcvey Oct 2006

Arsenic In Groundwater And Rural Public Water Supplies In Nebraska, U.S.A., David C. Gosselin, Lynne Klawer, R. Matthew Joeckel, F. Edwin Harvey, Angela R. Reade, Kevin Mcvey

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

The highest concentrations of arsenic in groundwater are found in the Nebraska Panhandle, southwestern Nebraska, and the Republican River valley. Data from 33 public water supply wells indicate that significant variability in arsenic concentrations did not occur over a one-year study. The general absence of temporal variability in arsenic concentrations suggests that the collection of one sample per year from most wells will adequately characterize the arsenic concentrations to which the population drinking this water will be exposed. The collection of additional samples is strongly recommended if the reported arsenic concentrations are at, or slightly above, 10 μg/L in order …

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Book Review Of A Dictionary Of Common Wildflowers Of Texas And The Southern Great Plains By Joel E. Holloway, George M. Diggs, Jr. Oct 2006

Book Review Of A Dictionary Of Common Wildflowers Of Texas And The Southern Great Plains By Joel E. Holloway, George M. Diggs, Jr.

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

The entries in this wildflower dictionary of the names of plants of Texas and the Southern Plains are arranged in alphabetical order according to scientific name. An index of common names allows one to find a plant's entry easily if only the common name is known. Derivations of scientific names, including both generic names and specific epithets, are provided. Typically the scientific binomial is translated from its Latinized form, the original language(s) of the root words is given, and the derivation is explained. Likewise, there are explanations for the origins of common names.

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